Greg Clark, Minister of State for Universities, Science and Cities, announced the funding of four Quantum Technology Hubs during a visit to the
University of Birmingham today. He said: “The UK National Quantum Technologies Programme demonstrates
the Government’s commitment to keeping the UK in the vanguard of progress in science.

"The Hubs I am announcing today form the most significant part of this £270 million,
coordinated programme that links those pushing the boundaries of knowledge to the people
and mechanisms that can exploit new discoveries and create scientific, economic and social impact."

The Quantum Imaging and the Sensors and Metrology Hubs are two of four quantum technology hubs unveiled by the minister today that will be
supported by the UK government’s £270 million National Quantum Technology Programme announced by the Chancellor, George Osborne in his Autumn Statement of 2013.

The capabilities in Quantum Technologies offer potentially transformative impacts in key areas such as quantum metrology & sensors;
quantum simulators; quantum computers and quantum secure communications.
The four hubs are led by the Universities of Birmingham, Glasgow, Oxford and York.

The UK National Quantum Technologies Programme aims to ensure the successful transition of quantum technologies from laboratory
to industry. The programme is delivered by EPSRC, Innovate UK, BIS, NPL, GCHQ, DSTL and the KTN.